Police nab suspects in wheel and tire thefts

SOUTH OAKLAND – A pair of suspects were caught Jan. 26 at 2:15 a.m. while leaving an apartment complex on the 28000 block of Franklin River after allegedly stealing wheels and tires from a vehicle.

According to the Southfield police report, officers were dispatched to the area and the first one to arrive saw the suspect vehicle heading toward his at the entrance. Additional officers arrived on the scene and were able to block the entrance to prevent their escape.

The two suspects were arrested and the wheels and tires were found in their vehicle.

Neighbor’s tip helps officers make arrest

A neighbor who spotted a suspicious person in the back yard on Jan. 19 at 4:08 a.m. in the 18000 block of Nadol helped police nab a pair of wheel and tire thieves.

According to the Southfield police report, police were initially called when a man living on the 23000 block of Teacup Court saw the suspects trying to take the wheels and tires off his car and chased them away. Officers later found the suspect vehicle on Woodwill. It was running with the trunk open and two wheels and tires were in the trunk.

Police then received a call from the witness on Nadol, and after a K-9 check and short foot pursuit, police were able to catch the two men.

During an interview with police, the suspects admitted to the original larceny attempt on Teacup Court, another on Nadol and two other larceny of wheels and tires in the city.

Man caught after fleeing to closet

A man, who police believe was trying to entice a Southfield police officer into taking action so it could be captured on video, was arrested Jan. 25 after trying to flee from police by running into the club house of an apartment complex on the 25000 block of Shiawassee. Instead, he ended up running into the maintenance closet.

According to the police report, an officer was conducting a K-9 check in the area for a suspect in a domestic assault incident when he came across a man rolling a marijuana cigarette in a vehicle.

The officer approached the man, and at that time, the suspect who eventually tried to run from police and a woman came up behind him. The officer asked the two to move back, to which the woman complied but the man did not.

The man was told he was interfering with the investigation, and the officer requested backup at the scene. The suspect was telling the woman he was with to videotape the incident, and when the additional officers arrived, he tried to run to the club house.

He picked the wrong door, however, ending up in the maintenance closet where he was arrested.

The other person was also taken into custody for possession of marijuana.

Antiques stolen from farmers market

A vendor at the Antique Toy Show in Royal Oak had multiple Buck Roger’s and Flash Gordon antique toys stolen from his display on Jan. 17 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.

According to the police report, the man did not realize the items were missing until the show ended.

Graffiti artists tag downtown spots

A total of seven instances of graffiti were found by Royal Oak Police on Jan. 29. The locations of the crimes were:

•West Lincoln and South Washington on a utility pole

•500 S. Washington on a utility box

•734 S. Washington on a dumpster behind Hooka Joe’s

•West Lincoln and South Washington on a utility box in front of Hagelstein’s Bakery

•West Sixth and South Washington on a Detroit Free Press newspaper box and on a traffic signal electrical box